Photo: Singer Vehicle Design
After recently catching an elaborated first glimpse of the “Porsche 911 Reimagined by Singer All-terrain Competition Study,” here’s the official rundown on specifications and all the juicy details. And, most importantly – for the folks that have the financial stomach to undertake such an endeavor – there's word that Singer and Tuthill will expand ACS availability to other 911s in the near future.
With Porsche utterly famous for its classic rallying initiatives, it was only logical for us to one day see a restomoded 911 embark on an off-road journey. And what other specialist than California’s Singer Vehicle Design would be more thoroughly suited to perform the air-cooled modifications?
Of course, because they were travelling on uncharted territory, the folks from Singer brought in motorsport specialist Richard Tuthill along for the ride - and manufacturing, which took place at its facility in Oxfordshire, the UK.
But you already knew that if you followed our recent dissection of Top Gear’s first look at the extra-long named Porsche 911 Reimagined by Singer All-terrain Competition Study. Just to keep matters simple, we’re going to call it the ACS from now on. Now that everything is official, we know the ACS to be inspired by the 911 SC/RS and 959.
So, we now have the full technical specifications of the 1990 Type 964 Porsche 911 that was converted to full off-road capability (read Baja 1000 and Dakar Rally as major targets). It's equipped with a twin-turbocharged 3.6-liter air-cooled mill of 450 hp, carbon fiber panels, and enough suspension travel to handle just about anything.
That’s about obvious from the gallery above, which now has a lot of hero shots of the ACS enjoying the beach, all kinds of deserts, a gravel life, and just about anything in between. Actually, we’re not going to share any more technicalities (but do read all about them in the attached release), because we’re busy picking up our jaws from the floor.
Just listen to the bomb: the affluent client that came up with the idea for the ACS has actually ordered two examples! The Parallax White unit we got the chance to intimately study the other day will be joined by a Corsica Red unit that’s focused on high-speed tarmac tricks. More so, the commissioner has allowed Singer and Tuthill to modify other owner’s cars to ACS specification. One-percenters, what are you waiting for?
Of course, because they were travelling on uncharted territory, the folks from Singer brought in motorsport specialist Richard Tuthill along for the ride - and manufacturing, which took place at its facility in Oxfordshire, the UK.
But you already knew that if you followed our recent dissection of Top Gear’s first look at the extra-long named Porsche 911 Reimagined by Singer All-terrain Competition Study. Just to keep matters simple, we’re going to call it the ACS from now on. Now that everything is official, we know the ACS to be inspired by the 911 SC/RS and 959.
So, we now have the full technical specifications of the 1990 Type 964 Porsche 911 that was converted to full off-road capability (read Baja 1000 and Dakar Rally as major targets). It's equipped with a twin-turbocharged 3.6-liter air-cooled mill of 450 hp, carbon fiber panels, and enough suspension travel to handle just about anything.
That’s about obvious from the gallery above, which now has a lot of hero shots of the ACS enjoying the beach, all kinds of deserts, a gravel life, and just about anything in between. Actually, we’re not going to share any more technicalities (but do read all about them in the attached release), because we’re busy picking up our jaws from the floor.
Just listen to the bomb: the affluent client that came up with the idea for the ACS has actually ordered two examples! The Parallax White unit we got the chance to intimately study the other day will be joined by a Corsica Red unit that’s focused on high-speed tarmac tricks. More so, the commissioner has allowed Singer and Tuthill to modify other owner’s cars to ACS specification. One-percenters, what are you waiting for?
Google News